The Newtown bee., 1887-12-23
STEPNEY. .

The social hop at Leavenworth's hall, Tuesday evening, was one of the best dances ever held in Stepney.
 Curtis & Son have put in telephone at their store, which the public can have the use of d 10 cents message to Bridgeport and vicinity, or 9 cents to other points in the State.
 Christmas greens in profusion will grace the commemoration of our Savior's birth in the Methodist church, next Sunday. At 10 30 the pastor will present an exposit-
 ion of the 9Sth Psalm The subject of the afternoon discourse will be, Gabriel's sal
 uiation to the Virgin Mary and his por- trayal of the greatness of her future son.
 The evening exercises will commence at 6 30 with Christmas praise service and the subject of the sermon will be, "The announcement of our Savior 5 birth to the Judean shepherds. A collection will be taken in the afternoon for the Methodist general hospital in Brooklyn, which was opened with appropriate exercises on the 18th. The three noble buildings belong ing to this institution, together with the extensive grounds on which they are beau tifully located, cost George 1. Seney, the founder, $410,000. The interior of one of the pavilions and of part of the main
 building has since been completed at an additional expense of S70,000. Seventy five beds are now ready for use and can be made available for the purposes of the hospital as fast as the means of meeting the current expenses are provided. which are estimated at S450 per bed. Ten beds have already been endowed and five oth- CTS partially endowed. The collections of | Hospital Sunday will be in aid of this 1 Ix .i,a hap a1.,fo ha pital will contain 200 beds, which may be occupied by 2000 patients annually. AL l though this is a Methodist beneyolence, it | is not designed for Methodists alone, but | it's doors are forever open to all persons who may be properly admitted to such an
 institution, whether Christian, infidel or pagan. If able to pay the cost of their maintenance or part of 1t, patients will I be permitted to do so, otherwise their treatment will be free. The Methodist l Sunday school will hold a Christmas en- l tertainment and festival in the chnrch, Thursday evening, 18th. The exercises will consist of singing, speaking, recitiDg, and the unloading of Christmas tree. The public are cordially invited to attend. l As advertised, the ladies' aid society of the Methodist church held their Fair and supper on Tuesday evening and, although the weather was unpleasant, large num- l Der were present and were entertained in good style The tables, heavily laden with a variety of meats, puddings and numerous dainties. were objects of inter- est source of undoubted pleasure to the guests and of financial aid to the society. Any one, wno can fail to appreciate the nicely prepared delicacies of our ladies, must lack good taste and would be an ob- ject of pity. On the fancy tables were host of pretty and useful articles, tiny and great. Among them we noticed six heavy quilts of various styles. some in piece work. others of delicate tinted cheese cloth, ,artisticaIly tied, ,all containing a full supply of the needful cotton batting so essential at this season for comfort; six dust bags and dusters, trimmed with l silk. etc; two dust bags decorated with worsted; six pair slippers and socks han6- somaly knit. both useful and ornamental; ! two stocking bags made of cretonne trim ] med in fancy tape four finely knit Etohoggans of variety of colors. with large fancy balls to match as trimming,